Fatal crash at Elizabeth Vale

Just after 3.15am on Wednesday 30 September, emergency services were called to the intersection of John Rice Avenue and Marleycombe Road after reports a Nissan station wagon had struck a stobie pole.

A passenger in the vehicle, a 17-year-old boy from Direk, sadly died at the scene. Three other passengers were uninjured.

The driver, an 18-year-old man from Parafield Gardens who holds a learner's permit, was arrested and taken to hospital for testing.

He has since been charged with aggravated cause death by dangerous driving, refuse breath analysis, three counts of breaching learner's permit conditions and driving without a qualified supervising driver.

He was refused police bail and will appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court later today.

Major Crash Investigation Section officers attended the scene and investigations are continuing.

The young man’s death is the state's 85th life lost on South Australian roads this year.

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